Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-NMP

Primary Creator: Sargeant Memorial Collection (1927-)

Extent: 787.0 Items

Arrangement: Arranged by series, generally from broader to smaller geographic locations.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Maps, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)--Maps, Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk County (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk Metropolitan Area (Va.)--Maps, North Carolina--Maps, Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps, Richmond (Va.)--Maps, Suffolk (Va.)--Maps, Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps, Virginia--Maps, Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps, Virginia Peninsula (Va.)--Maps, Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps, Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

Forms of Material: Aerial photographs, Atlases, Cadastral maps, Genealogical tables, Geological maps, Maps (documents), Nautical charts, Photocopies, Road maps, Topographic maps, Tourist maps

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

More than seven hundred maps, arranged in nine series to include the United States and East Coast (subdivided by region), Virginia and Regional, Hampton Roads (subdivided by locality, agency, and map type), Nautical Charts, Geological Maps, Aerial Photographs, Atlases, and Genealogies.

Subject/Index Terms

Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Maps
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)--Maps
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk County (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk Metropolitan Area (Va.)--Maps
North Carolina--Maps
Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps
Richmond (Va.)--Maps
Suffolk (Va.)--Maps
Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps
Virginia--Maps
Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps
Virginia Peninsula (Va.)--Maps
Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps
Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: [Map Name], Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection, MSS 0000-NMP, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Entered April 9, 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Folder 38: Series 4: Hampton Roads Maps (Portsmouth), 1799-1976, undated

Item 1: Map of the Town of Portsmouth, 1851: Rolin and Kelly. Library of Congress Map Division, November 25, 1913. Shows the street plan for the Town of Portsmouth. (Photocopy)
Item 2: Plan of Navy Yard at Gosport, Virginia, 1976: Showing the condition of its improvements. Captain Charles H. Bell, Commandant. Presented to the Naval Library and Institute Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Surveyed and drawn under direction of C. Brown, Civil Engineer. By C.E. Cassels. Copied by J.G. Merrell, 1976. Shows the plans for the Gosport ship yards, June 30, 1859.
Item 3: Plan of the Portsmouth Land, Improvement, and Promotion Company, Park View, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1892 June 2: Simpson and Hargroves, Engineers.
Item 4: Portsmouth, Virginia: 121 Additional Sheet, 1925 June: The Southgate Terminals Portsmouth Division. The Sanborn Company.
Item 5: 1823 Map of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1980 March: Showing approximate location of houses in 1823. By Goode Downing October 1976. Revised March 1980. As described from the pen of J.A. Foreman written 1890. Published 1914: Portsmouth Star. Traced by J. Whitney Palmer, James L. Williams, Jr. Made by Goode Downing, was revised in March 1980.
Item 6: Naval Shipyard Guided Bus Tour, 1957 May 5: Two pieces of paper taped together. From the Virginian Pilot. (Photocopy)
Item 7: Illustrative Site Plan Olde Towne Conservation Project, circa 1949: Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Portsmouth, Virginia. Prepared by Harland Bartholomew And Associates, City Planners, Urban Renewal Consultants, Landscape Architects, Richmond, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia. Project: VA R-49.
Item 8: Vicinity of Portsmouth, Plates 13-15
Item 9: United States Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1799 July 8: Traced from original plat on parchment made by Jesse Nicholson, Civil Engineer July 8th 1799. Now on file in Bureau of Yards and Decks, Washington, District of Columbia. Presented to Norfolk Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution by Captain Richard C. Holcomb, Medical Corps, United States Navy. (Photocopy)
Item 10: United States Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia: Traced from original plat on parchment made by Jesse Nicholson, Civil Engineer July 8th 1799. Now on file in the Bureau of Yards and Decks, Washington, District of Columbia.